Athena Blockchain enters LOI with BlockTower for capital investment and advisory service

Monday, December 3, 2018

Athena Blockchain, a tokenized investment company, announced today that BlockTower Capital Partners LP has entered into a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to invest in Athena Blockchain and that its CIO, Ari Paul, is serving as an advisor to the company. The LOI contains binding terms of a transaction through which BlockTower agrees to become a capital partner of Athena Blockchain and to provide advisory services to Athena Blockchain.

BlockTower will make a capital investment in Athena Blockchain for an undisclosed amount. The LOI and its terms are binding, subject to entering into a definitive agreement between the parties containing specific signing and closing terms.

“I’m thrilled to be an advisor to Athena Blockchain and help further its mission to provide institutional advisory, structuring, and placement for the tokenized security sector. Athena Blockchain is well positioned to tap into the growing interest in tokenizing securities offerings and introducing new products like tokenized REITs. These offerings can both unlock otherwise illiquid investment opportunities and provide a superior security to existing options for liquid investments. I’ve known the Athena Blockchain team for almost 2 years and have been consistently impressed by their professionalism and acumen. They’re committed to regulatory compliance and to building an industry-leading firm with a long-term vision.”

Ari Paul, CIO BlockTower

Back in August 2018, Athena Blockchain entered into a Joint Venture with 303 Alternatives, LLC a FINRA regulated broker-dealer, to provide compliant structuring and placement of tokenized securities. The partnership enabled Athena Blockchain to expand its capabilities and provide compliant investment banking and structuring to the marketing and placement of tokenized investment products by operating under the oversight of the SEC and FINRA.

Athena Blockchain is the expansion of Athena Bitcoin, the company first established to provide OTC bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATM services.

“Ari and his team at BlockTower have created a best of breed fund that has strategically introduced professional discipline and experience to the tumultuous crypto markets and shown leadership in our industry. We’re thrilled to have him supporting Athena Blockchain’s efforts to provide investors access to tokenized securities and great companies access to capital markets.”